LSU leaves for Chick-fil-A Bowl

LSU head coach Les Miles smiles as he boards a bus to head to the airport for the team's flight to Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -

The LSU Tigers
are on the first leg of their post season journey. The team loaded buses and
headed to the airport Wednesday morning.

Head coach
Les Miles is taking No. 8 LSU (10-2) to his third Chick-fil-A Bowl appearance
as coach. The purple and gold Tigers will face the orange and white Tigers of No.
14 Clemson (10-2) on Dec. 31.

Many
consider this bowl game the most high-profile matchup of the pre-Jan. 1 games.

There's no
doubt quarterback Tahj Boyd and the Clemson offense deserve all the praise they
are getting. They have rolled up 42 points and 518 yards a game. Those stats
are unheard of in the SEC, mostly because teams in the conference actually play
defense.

LSU's
offense will look to wear down Clemson's defense, while keeping that
high-powered offense off the field. The Clemson "D" has been pushed around
a few times this season. It gave up 25 points and just over 400 yards a game,
but was just worn out in the team's only losses of the season to Florida State
and South Carolina.

The Seminoles
just tomahawked them for 287 yards rushing, which helped FSU outscore the
Tigers 35-16 in the second half. So, guess what South Carolina did?

The Gamecocks
used the run to wear out Clemson's defense, and then tossed it through the air
for over 300 yards and three touchdowns.

It's no secret
LSU loves to run the rock. The team averages 385 total yards a game, with 180 yards
of those on the ground.